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- Remove English rule. - Remove injunction element recitals. - Extend the survival period for trade secrets. - Align ragged-right. - Increase line spacing. - Reduce horizontal margins on certificate and signature pages. - Push orphan headings to following pages. - Remove spaces after headings without paragraphs. Special Thanks: - Julie Martin - Dale Dietrich
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**Standard Form Certificate**
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Apart from the purpose and governing law state that I have filled in
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below, I certify that the following proposed terms are exactly the same
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as **The Canting Tribe NDA version 2.0.0 **published at
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<span id="anchor"></span>https://nda.cantingtribe.com.
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Signature:
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Name:
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Date:
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E-Mail:
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>
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**Purpose**:\[State the purpose for sharing confidential information.\]
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**State Law**:\[Name the state whose law will govern the agreement.\]
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**The Canting Tribe NDA**
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**Version 2.0.0**
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The parties agree:
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1\.**Mutual Nondisclosure**. “**Disclosing Party**” describes each party
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with respect to Confidential Information it discloses to the other
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party. “**Receiving Party**” describes each party with respect to
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Confidential Information it receives from the other party.
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2\.**Purpose**. The parties anticipate disclosure of Confidential
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Information for the purpose on the accompanying standard form
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certificate (the “**Purpose**”).
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3\.**Confidential Information**.
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> (a)**Categories of Confidential Information**. Subject to *Section
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> 3(b)* (Exclusions from Confidential Information), “**Confidential
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> Information**” means the following kinds of information:
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(i)information disclosed by Disclosing Party during the term of this
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agreement that is related to the business of Disclosing Party;
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(ii)the fact that the parties are pursuing the Purpose;
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(iii)the terms of this agreement;
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(iv)the fact that the parties have entered into this agreement; and
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(v)other information derived from these kinds of information.
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> (b)**Exclusions from Confidential Information**.
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(i)**Public Information**. Information that is now public is not
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Confidential Information. Confidential Information that becomes public,
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other than as a result of breach of this agreement, ceases to be
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Confidential Information.
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(ii)**Otherwise Acquired Information**. Information that Receiving Party
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receives other than from Disclosing Party is not Confidential
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Information, unless the disclosure breached a confidentiality obligation
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to Disclosing Party that Disclosing Party made known to Receiving Party.
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(iii)**Independently Developed Information**. Information Receiving
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Party develops independently is not, or ceases to be, Confidential
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Information of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall bear the burden
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of proving independent development using contemporaneous documentary
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evidence.
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4\.**Confidentiality Obligations**.
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> (a)**Nondisclosure**. Except as described in *Section 4(b)* (Permitted
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> Disclosure), Receiving Party shall not disclose Confidential
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> Information to anyone.
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> (b)**Permitted Disclosure**. Receiving Party may disclose Confidential
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> Information to the following personnel:
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(i)if Receiving Party is a legal entity, employees, independent
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contractors, officers, directors, and agents of Receiving Party
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(“**Personnel**”) who:
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> (A)have a need to know the Confidential Information to advance the
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> Purpose; and
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> (B)have entered written confidentiality agreements with Receiving
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> Party that impose confidentiality obligations, affording as much or
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> more protection as those of this agreement, that apply to the
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> Confidential Information; and
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(ii)legal and financial advisers providing services to Receiving Party
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under confidentiality obligations imposed either by law or by
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professional rules (“**Advisers**”).
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> (c)**Limited Use**. Receiving Party shall use Confidential Information
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> only to advance the Purpose.
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> (d)**Security Measures**. Receiving Party shall take measures to
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> secure materials embodying Confidential Information at least as
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> protective as those Receiving Party employs to secure its own
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> Confidential Information, but in any event no less than reasonable
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> measures.
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> (e)**Preserve Proprietary Notices**. Receiving Party shall not remove
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> any proprietary notices attached to materials embodying Confidential
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> Information.
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> (f)**No Illegal Dealing in Securities**. Receiving Party shall not
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> break securities laws by purchasing, selling, or otherwise dealing in
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> securities of Disclosing Party on the basis of Confidential
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> Information that is material, nonpublic information. Receiving Party
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> shall instruct anyone to whom it discloses Confidential Information
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> that may be material, nonpublic information not to break securities
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> laws by dealing in securities of Disclosing Party.
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> (g)**No Reverse Engineering**. Receiving Party shall not reverse
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> engineer any material embodying Confidential Information.
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> (h)**Mitigate Legally Required Disclosure**. The following obligations
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> apply when the law requires disclosure of Confidential Information and
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> when Receiving Party reasonably expects that the law may require
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> disclosure of Confidential Information:
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(i)<span id="anchor-1"></span>**Give Notice of Required Disclosure**. If
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legally permitted, Receiving Party shall promptly notify Disclosing
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Party of the nature of the requirement and the Confidential Information
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affected. If practical, Receiving Party shall give notice quickly enough
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to afford Disclosing Party practical chance to start a proceeding to
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protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information. On
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Disclosing Party request, Receiving Party shall cooperate with
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Disclosing Party in any such proceeding by providing reasonable
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assistance.
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(ii)**Reimburse Expenses of Cooperation**. Disclosing Party shall
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reimburse Receiving Party's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of
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cooperating in any proceeding described in *Section 4(h)(i)* (Give
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Notice of Required Disclosure).
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> (i)**Give Notice of Leaks**. Receiving Party shall give Disclosing
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> Party notice when Receiving Party becomes aware, suspects, or
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> anticipates that Confidential Information has been or will be
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> disclosed or used in breach of this agreement or other confidentiality
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> agreements with Disclosing Party.
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> (j)**Return and Destruction**.
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(i)Subject to *Section 4(k)* (Records Policy), when this agreement
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terminates, Receiving Party shall promptly:
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> (A)return all materials embodying Confidential Information that
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> Disclosing Party provided with request to return; and
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> (B)destroy all parts of other materials that embody Confidential
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> Information.
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> (k)**Records Policy**. When this agreement terminates, if Receiving
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> Party has a written records retention policy for the creation and
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> scheduled destruction of archival or backup records, and only
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> specialized personnel can routinely access those records, then
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> Receiving Party may retain materials embodying Confidential
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> Information until destroyed under that policy.
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> (l)**Comply with Export Controls**. Both parties shall comply with
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> export and reexport laws with respect to Confidential Information.
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> (m)**Compliance and Oversight**.
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(i)Receiving Party shall ensure that its Advisers abide by the
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confidentiality obligations of Receiving Party under this agreement. If
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Receiving Party is a legal entity, Receiving Party shall also ensure
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that its Personnel abide by the confidentiality obligations of Receiving
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Party under this agreement. Breach of Receiving Party obligations by
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Receiving Party Personnel or Receiving Party Advisers will be deemed
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breach of this agreement by Receiving Party itself.
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(ii)If Receiving Party is a legal entity, Receiving Party shall provide
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Disclosing Party copies of confidentiality agreements with Personnel who
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receive Confidential Information on Disclosing Party request.
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5\.**Clarifications**.
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> (a)**No Obligation to Disclose**. No terms of this agreement obligate
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> Disclosing Party to disclose any Confidential Information.
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> (b)**No Obligation to Do Business**. No terms of this agreement
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> obligate either party to enter any business relationship or agreement,
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> related to the Purpose or otherwise.
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> (c)**No License**. No terms of this agreement grant any license for
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> any patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property.
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> (d)**No Warranty**. Disclosing Party makes no warranty that
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> Confidential Information will be complete or accurate.
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> (e)**Freedom to Operate**. No terms of this agreement prohibit either
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> party from:
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(i)competing with the other party;
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(ii)entering into any business relationship with any non-party; or
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(iii)assigning and reassigning Personnel and Advisers in its sole
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discretion.
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6\.**18 U.S.C. 1833(b) Notice**.
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> (a)An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under
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> any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade
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> secret that:
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(i)is made:
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> (A)in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official,
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> either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and
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> (B)solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected
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> violation of law; or
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(ii)is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other
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proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
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> (b)An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer
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> for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade
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> secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret
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> information in the court proceeding, if the individual:
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(i)files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and
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(ii)does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
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7\.**Term**.
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> (a)**Expiration**. This agreement will terminate automatically on the
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> first anniversary of the date of this agreement.
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> (b)**Termination by Notice**. Either party may terminate this
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> agreement early by thirty calendar days' prior written notice to the
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> other party.
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> (c)**Survival**. Obligations under *Section 4* (Confidentiality
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> Obligations) for Confidential Information disclosed during the term
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> survive the term of this agreement as follows:
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(i)Obligations for Confidential Information that Receiving Party knew or
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reasonably should have known constituted a trade secret survive as long
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as the Confidential Information remains a trade secret.
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(ii)Obligations for other Confidential Information survive for five
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calendar years from the date of termination.
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8\.**General Contract Terms**.
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> (a)**No Assignment or Delegation**. Neither party may assign any right
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> or delegate any obligation under this agreement without the prior,
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> signed, written consent of the other party. Any attempt to assign or
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> delegate without consent will have no legal effect.
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> (b)**Dispute Resolution**. The law of the state on the accompanying
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> standard form certificate will govern all aspects of this agreement.
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> The parties shall bring legal proceedings related to this agreement
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> only in state or federal courts located in that state. The parties
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> consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts and waive any
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> objection that legal proceedings brought there are brought in an
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> inconvenient forum. The parties may enforce judgments of those courts
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> in any appropriate forum.
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> (c)**Legal Relationship**. The parties to this agreement remain
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> independent contractors. This agreement does not create any
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> partnership, joint venture, agency, or similar relationship between
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> the parties.
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> (d)**Written Amendments and Waivers**. The parties will amend this
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> agreement only by cosigned, written agreement. The parties will waive
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> parts of this agreement, if at all, only by written waiver describing
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> the specific terms waived and in what particular instance, signed by
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> the party waiving.
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> (e)**Notices**. The parties shall send every notice, demand, consent,
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> request, or other communication required or allowed by this agreement:
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(i)by e-mail to the address the other party provided with their
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signature; or
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(ii)by overnight courier, with signature required for delivery, to the
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address the other party provided with their signature.
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> Either party may change its e-mail or postal address for later
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> communications by giving notice of a new address.
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> (f)**Severability**. If a court decides that any part of this
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> agreement is invalid or unenforceable for any reason but enforcing the
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> rest of the agreement would serve the purpose of protecting
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> Confidential Information to advance the Purpose, then the rest of this
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> agreement will remain in force.
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> (g)**No Third-Party Enforcement**. Only the parties may enforce rights
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> under this agreement.
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> (h)**Entire Agreement**. The parties intend the terms of this
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> agreement as the final, complete, and only expression of their
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> agreement about protection of Confidential Information exchanged to
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> advance the Purpose.
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> (i)**Signature**. A written or electronically signed copy of this
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> agreement delivered by e-mail or other electronic means has the same
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> legal effect as delivering a printed and signed original.
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\[Signature page follows.\]
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The parties are signing this nondisclosure agreement on the dates by
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their signatures.
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**First Party**
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> Legal Name:\[Write the legal name of the party proposing the NDA, like
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> “Super Software, Inc.” or “John A. Smith”.\]
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> Legal Type:\[Write the company’s jurisdiction and legal form, like
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> “Delaware corporation” or “New York resident” for an individual.\]
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Signature:
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Name:
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> Title:\[Leave blank if the party is an individual.\]
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Date:
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E-Mail:
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**Second Party**
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> Legal Name:\[Write the legal name of the party receiving the NDA, like
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> “Quick Welding LLC” or “Jane B. Doe”.\]
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> Legal Type:\[Write the company’s jurisdiction and legal form, like
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> “Delaware corporation” or “Texas resident” for an individual.\]
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Signature:
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Name:
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> <span id="anchor-2"></span>Title:\[Leave blank if the party is an
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> individual.\]
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Date:
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E-Mail:

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